Thank you all for the AMAZING support on the last chapter.(THERE WILL BE A LOT OF DIALOGUE IN THIS CHAPTER) I would lke to welcome all new readers, and followers as well as anonymous viewers. Your love is much appreciated. I'm super stoked to see all of your reactions for all the plot twists to come! Enjoy!
A/N: PLEASE READ: Muso is the no face guy from Naraku's body for those that need a fresh reminder. He will be mentioned. Also, this chapter is only about this length for a reason. Please check out my blog to find out you. I won't talk anymore because you all have been patient for this
The dawn came before Kagome knew it and although Inuyasha's brother did a good job of getting the college students sun blocking curtains, there was nothing he could about the alarms they had set when it was time for class. Kagome's 8 o'clock alarm went off on her phone and she jumped up from the loud sudden noise invading her eardrums. Quickly she snatched her phone off of the nightstand, and swiped the alarm to be dismissed. She felt the emptiness beside her and noticed that Inuyasha was gone.
'Was it all a dream...'
She put a hand to head to collect herself from the night before.
'He comes in here talking nonsense and then I dream about the guy...this is just gonna be my life it seems. Beautiful men I can't have.'
She then remembered her agitation with the half demon and decided to get herself ready without speaking to him. That would've been a lot easier if he wasn't sitting beside her door when she opened it. She jumped to the right slightly before closing her eyes and covering her chest with her hand.
"You scared the shit out of me." She said lightly under her breath.
"Sorry." He said. The sound of his hoarse morning voice was still present so Kagome figured he hadn't been up that long.
She didn't let the thought linger too long as she still tried to keep in mind what he had said on the phone. She walked past him and into the bathroom, closing the door behind her. After brushing her teeth, she spent the next ten minutes in the shower. She wrapped a towel around her before exiting the bathroom only to see Inuyasha still sitting down beside her bedroom door, his head still tilted downwards, and his facial expressions flat and stoic. She wanted to keep up her attitude, but couldn't help wonder what had gotten into him.
"Ya know, it's pretty creepy of you to be posted outside of my room like this-"
"Kagome did I say anything weird last night?" He cut her off.
His question was abrupt, causing her to hesitate before responding. "Uh...yeah. Don't worry about it thought. I know you were drunk or whatever so don't think too much about it."
"Like what? What kind of things did I say?" His voice was sad and low as if he thought he did something wrong.
'Well he did do something wrong..' Kagome thought to herself.
"I mean, just silly stuff like you have crush on me, you like me, you hurt some girl, and it was just a bunch of silly stuff. Nothing serious so don't worry about it."
Inuyasha face palmed and slid hid hand down his face. "Fuuuuck...okay. I thought so."
Kagome was confused by his whole demeanor change. "Yeah well um...I have to get going because of clas-oh shit! I forgot we aren't exactly on campus anymore! I can't walk to class!" She said, smacking her hand against her forehead.
Inuyasha picked himself off of the floor and dusted his sweatpants off. "Don't worry about it. Just put your clothes on and I'll drive you." He said, walking back towards his room. Before Kagome could react, he shut his door.
Inside of her room, she threw a pair of sky blue draw string shorts on with an off the shoulder white crop top. She brushed her hair out and threw it up into a messy bun before putting on a pair of regular white pointy flats. She ran out the room, grabbing her bag from the floor and her phone off the dresser, to see Inuyasha in some sweats and a t-shirt waiting for her at the door staring at his phone.
"I'm ready." She said.
Inuyasha nodded, putting his phone in his pocket and taking his keys out of his other pocket. He opened the door for her, letting her go through first so that he could lock the door behind them.
Once the two of them were in the car, Inuyasha pulled out of the filled parking lot and for the next five minutes, there was nothing but silence between the two young adults. Kagome distracted herself from the tension by looking at her phone but it was hard to shake off anything when the guy was right next to her. Inuyasha on the other hand didn't bother to feel anything. Inuyasha was getting ready to turn into their campus but the traffic in the turn lane was backed up so he rested his arms to the side of him as he waited.
Kagome tried her best to break the awkward situation. "So...how was last night?"
"Good." Was all he said.
Kagome in return tried to keep it going. "Anything happen that made it...so good?"
"Not really." He said, not trying to say more than one to two words at a time.
Kagome took the hint that he didn't want to talk but for whatever reason, it frustrated her that he didn't want to talk just as much as it made her worry as to what was wrong with the upbeat man she was getting to know.
'Maybe it has nothing to do with me. Maybe he's just going through something...Yeah, just don't say anything Kagome. Leave it be...'
Although she had been talking to herself in her head, the words slipped out of her mouth before she could stop them.
"I just find it extremely funny how you don't want to talk to me although it's clear you were pretty chatty with me last night."
For the first time all morning, Inuyasha's face showed some emotion as he furrowed his eyebrows together in confusion. "What are you talking about Kagome-"
"You were the one saying you slept with some girl last night, then you get in my bed talking crazy stuff and now you're just not talking to me at all like who does that? Did I not fuck you fast enough for your liking? Was I really just a play thing this whole time?!" The more she talked, the louder she got.
That's when Inuyasha realized that the situation was going further than it should've. "first of all, who told you I slept with someone?"
"I heard you on the phone! It came out of your mouth!"
"Ok, listen here. I didn't sleep with anyone-"
"So you're a liar now?"
Inuyasha put his hands back on the steering wheel as traffic began to move. "No but I didn't even know what the fuck was going on last night. For all I know, drunk me was thinking something entirely different."
"Don't feed me that bullshit Inuyasha because you yourself told me that it takes a while for alcohol to kick in and it was pretty kicked in by the time you got to me so that means you should remember anything before that. It's nearly impossible for you to drive while you're drunk according to you."
She was hollering in his ear but as soon as the possibility of Inuyasha using her for her body even began to connect in her head, she couldn't stop the rest of herself from reacting. Everything just boiled over.
"Kagome, Imma tell you this once and I could care less if you believe me. I didn't fuck any girl last night. Would've been nice but it didn't happen. Plus I don't owe you an explanation anyway so I don't know why you're acting like this anyway." Inuyasha winced at his own words on the inside because he couldn't show it on the outside due to driving in the middle of traffic.
Kagome's eyes widened and she starting to blow her breath inside her cheeks. "You're really fucking serious right now? What happened to Mr. I tell girls my intentions?! Hmm?"
"I do. Which is why you should know that I'm not fucking anyone right now. I'm not obligated to say anything. I just choose to because it saves me from a headache later. If it makes you feel any type of better Kagome, I did try to fuck someone last night. I didn't want it after I got there so I left. Shit, I didn't even want it on the way there. I don't know why I was there in the first place- can we just not talk about this now-"
"You have got to be JOKING right now! You tried to go and fuck someone and then have the nerve to get into my bed?!"
Inuyasha shook his head as he looked around for her class building. "Kagome look, I am sorry drunk me wanted to be loved last night. Clearly the bitch he was with wasn't good enough and he had to come back to a woman he knew was good enough. One he didn't need to fuck to feel paid attention to. I'm sorry if that is what was going through drunk Inuyasha's mind but I can tell you he wasn't trying to be sneaky-"
"Don't try and turn this around like I'm just this goddess woman you wanted! You felt bad for what you did and brought your sorry ass back to me! You had to have done something with her to feel that way Inuyasha! I'm not stupid!"
Inuyasha found the building and luckily enough, there was a parking lot in front of it. The time read 8:52 AM so he figured they had arrived good time but he wasn't through with Kagome just yet.
"Kagome! I fucking kissed the girl, she took her pants off, and got on top of me but it felt fucking nasty so I pushed her off and told her I couldn't stay but she already had given me drinks after I already had drinks at Hojo's bar so yes. By the time I got home, I was fucked up. I damn near crashed into someone's car trying to park. After that, everything is really fuzzy, I don't know what else to tell you!"
"Why would you do that?! Like were we not just in your bed yesterday morning?!"
"Kagome I know! I was just extremely upset okay! That's how old me used to deal with being upset."
Kagome snatched her bag from the car floor, sucking her teeth. "Excuses, excuses. I'm fucking done with you Inuyasha!"
He gripped his knuckles together, pressing his lips in a tight press to keep himself from screaming his lungs out at her in return. She tried to open the car door but Inuyasha grabbed both of her wrists.
"Kagome listen to me and calm the fuck DOWN! I was upset because I-because I...I can't talk about this right now but just know I was really upset Kagome. I'm a lot of things but I would never do that to you. I wouldn't do that to anyone! Had I known I would relapse like that, I would have not done anything with you to begin with but because of you, I couldn't do shit with that girl! I couldn't fuck her because I was thinking about you the whole time!"
"Inuyasha get off of me! I don't care what you do. You're not my boyfriend anyway." She said to him, struggling to get out of his hold. Inuyasha still held tight but not enough to wrist burn her.
"No, I'm not but I'm not an asshole. I fucked up by going over there. I know that much but I am not using you for your body and Kagome, and as nice as your body is, if I didn't give a fuck about you, I wouldn't be in here arguing with you right now!"
"I don't care!"
"I do!"
"Get off of me!"
Inuyasha shoved himself off of her in a fit of rage and stormed out of his car leaving the door wide open, and the keys in the ignition. Kagome snatched his keys out and locked the car behind her as she stormed off in the direction of her class.
When inside, she shoved her way past a group of students crowding and chatting at the door. The people she shoulder bumped with said a few choice words under their breath but Kagome kept it moving. She walked past Sango sitting in the back without a greeting. As she moved herself to the front of the class, she recognized the orange-reddish hair braided up into a ponytail on one of the students typing away on his laptop.
"Hey!" She said excitedly, taking a seat next to Shippo.
"Hey bitch! I didn't know you had this class!" He said, giving her a hug to the side.
"Yeah well it is a gen-ed."
"Yup, one that I failed like a dummy so here I am. All I had to do was show up and I couldn't even do that. Shame on me."
"Yeah, shame on you." She giggled before taking a huge sigh. "I am all the way over you cousin right now Shippo."
"He fucking up already?" Shippo asked in an unsurprised tone.
Kagome shook her head. "No, more like he's fucking other women." She said leaning her head into her hand.
Shippo shook his head in response. "Mmm. Girl, I told you these men ain't shit. You better get the memo."
"Yeah...I should've taken your advice...and Sango's advice as much as I hate to admit it. She's in this class too. Girl in the back sitting alone with her legs on the table. Not too happy with her right now but...ugh. Man I feel stupid."
Shippo rubbed her shoulder. "It's gonna be okay boo boo kitty. Just bring some men home, and I bet you that'll straighten him up."
She rolled her eyes. "Yeah. But that requires someone actually liking me Shippo."
He shrugged his shoulders and rolled his neck. "And? You still cute. Girl make Inuyasha mad and I tell you, it's check mate. He's forever stuck on you. He does not share his females. I told you he is extremely jealous."
"Yeah, I guess but I don't care honestly about making him mad. I feel like he wasted my time especially after I...I trusted him you know?" Kagome said, holding back the tears.
The professor walked in and everyone went silent. Kagome and Shippo went on to pulling out their laptops and texting each other through it. He gave her his skype name and the two quickly forgot the professor was talking.
Foxxyboo: Girl tell me what happened? I know Inuyasha and I know he has his ways but I can't see him just openly screwing you over like that.
KagoApril: Remember when I told you he left to go to the bar? Well according to him, he drank there, drank at another girl house, and then they almost slept together but he didn't because he was thinking of me like does he really expect me to believe that?
Foxxyboo: All T, No shade girl but you did not see through Kouga like that. I love you, I'm your friend so I have to be honest with you. But continue.
KagoApril: -_- Whatever. Anyway, I just don't believe he didn't do anything with her because Shippo, he was gone for a long time. Where could he have went for all that time after leaving the bar? All he wants me to think they did was kiss? I just don't believe it.
Foxxyboo: Well...I don't know Kagome.
KagoApril: His main excuse is that he was upset at something major so he "relapsed" or whatever that's supposed to mean. And I don't know, he comes home and gets into my bed and starts saying stuff like he has a crush on me, and that he hurt this girl really bad and he wants to like me but can't because of this girl and I don't know
Foxxyboo:...Wait. He hurt someone? Did someone bring up Shiori?
KagoApril: Who?
Foxxyboo: Don't ask. But he doesn't just get randomly drunk and ask about her. He's been doing good at not thinking about her.
KagoApril: Oh, one of his exes i'm guessing? Or is it someone here on campus or?
Foxxyboo: Not my story to tell Kagome. Inuyasha will kill me.
KagoApril: Okay but still, to me it feels like he felt bad about what he did, and then tried to kiss up to me when he got home.
Foxxyboo: Kagome, bitch. I love you but if someone brought up Shiori, this don't got shit to do with you honey. Don't be a nosey body and ask him either because he told select few people so if someone even knows her name, he will hunt us down.
Foxxyboo: So leave that topic alone with him. He'll tell you when he is ready. But I can vouch for him. If she was brought up then yeah, Inuyasha gets really upset. To the point where he may even cry so. Other than that, I don't know about the sleeping with other girls stuff.
KagoApril: Okay so what if he was upset? No excuse,
Foxxyboo: You right.
KagoApril: Exactly, so I'm done with him.
Foxxyboo: Good timing, because cute bae staring you down from your left.
Kagome's head shot up as she read Shippo's message. Surprisingly when she turned to the left, there was a young man staring at her but although Kagome clearly caught him in the act, he didn't turn away. Instead he waved at her and and blew a kiss her way. She waved back awkwardly before turning back to Shippo who was shaking in his chair from holding in silent laughter. His fingers then tapped hardly at the keys on his keyborad.
Foxxboo: BITCH, wtf was that ToT We blowing kisses now? omg Kagome.
KagoApril: That's not funny Shippo. He clearly is a creep.
Foxxyboo: What you gone do, call Inuyasha to come beat him up ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
KagoApril: -_- I'm not telling you anything about me anymore
Foxxyboo: (~˘▾˘)~ Don't be mad at me because you wasn't the one getting dicked down last night.
KagoApril: Bye shippo
Foxxyboo: Don't ex me out Kagome, I'm sorry, i'll stop XD You know I'm shady boots. But come on, you gotta laugh it off. Hoes will be hoes. Don't let him get to you. If he really did do anything with that girl, doesn't mean your life has to stop.
KagApril: I just wish you were a little more sensitive about it considering it just happened...
Foxxyboo: You remember when I made that comment about Inuyasha "cheating" when I met you? If you knew the context behind the shade of that, i'm sure you wouldn't be surprised right now...I wonder if he will tell you about it all one day.
KagoApril: Does this have to do with that shiori girl?
Foxxyboo: I don't know. My lips are sealed. All I will say is that she was my bestfriend but according to Inuyasha, i'm sinning by even telling people that so...
KagoApril: I don't know why you don't just tell me
Foxxyboo: Because your asian ass will be homeless tonight if I do. I'm 100% sure Inuyasha will put you out and he will kick me off of this campus too even though I don't own the place. This whole campus will be shut down tonight. He is extra when it comes to that girl Kagome. You do not understand. (¬_¬)
As Kagome was about the text back, a paper ball hit her desk. She jumped in her chair before looking up in the direction the ball was thrown from. The same man who was blowing her kisses only seconds ago was now using his hands to signal her to unwrap the paper. She didn't need to look back to know Shippo was a cackling mess. The light stomping of his feet was enough for her to get a clear image. Nonetheless, she unwrapped the paper to see a number on it with a little note written at the bottom. It meant nothing to her but she made note that he had some pretty decent handwriting.
'Sorry to trouble you
But I couldn't help to notice you
sitting there so beautiful
with a smile so wonderful
I would love for you
to call me some time
I'll be your fifth to your harmony
and make it worth your while
I promise you i'm worth it.'
She cringed inwardly at his thoughtful but weird poem that also included his phone number under it. She found it slightly creepy that he was already a secret admirer of her and he had only seen her once. Although, she was uncomfortable, she put the note in her pocket before turning back to the red faced kitsune demon. He was holding his breath to stop himself from laughing out loud while the professor was talking. Kagome shook her head and closed her laptop. Since there wasn't much time left in class, she decided it wouldn't hurt her to pay attention for the remainder of time.
When class let out, Kagome and Shippo were walking out behind the group in front of them. Once they had reached the exit, Kagome was shoulder bumped by none other Sango herself. She did bum rush past all the other people in front of her but that wasn't enough to convince Shippo of her true intentions.
"I don't know her but I don't like her already. Why did she wait till we got all the way up here to bump into you like that?" Shippo said, cocking his head to the left.
Kagome waved it off. "That's my cousin Sango Jia. Don't pay her any mind. She's just mad that I'm mad at her."
Shippo scratched the top of his head. "I could've sworn I've heard that name before-wait! That's the Sango that Inuyasha doesn't like isn't it?"
Kagome nodded. "Yeah, it is but I don't wanna get into that right now. I just want to get away from here and go home."
Shippo had another class to get to while Kagome herself was free for the remainder of her day. She decided it wouldn't hurt her much to walk her new friend to class. As they headed through campus human traffic, Shippo sparked up a random question with Kagome.
"You should call that dude." He said.
Kagome, assuming he had been talking about Inuyasha, rolled her eyes. "I am over him at the moment. I told you I don't even wanna talk to him or about him so can we drop it-"
"I'm talking about that guy from class girl. The cute creepy one."
"What?! Have you lost your mind? Did you see how he was acting in class? What if he's some rapist"
"And what if he's not? Come on Kagome. Just have some fun. You don't have to sleep with him or be his girl."
"Shipppooo" She groaned. "Just drop it already. I don't wanna deal with guys right now. Inuyasha is already a headache."
"But...you just told me you don't wanna deal with him so he can't be a headache if you aren't dealing with him."
She shook her head. "It's not that easy Shippo...I wish it was though."
Sensing her uneasiness, he decided to switch the topic. He offered a story about him and Bankotsu's first fight which made Kagome feel slightly better. She wanted everything uncomfortable off of her mind and didn't care if Shippo's lovestory was the thing to do it. When the two young classmen had arrived at Shippo's class building, Kagome gave him a tight hug before waving him off.
She hated to admit it, but she felt hurt by Inuyasha's actions more than she felt she should be. After dealing with Kouga, she didn't expect to develop any type of emotion for anyone so soon. Although she didn't like to feel used, she did want Inuyasha to be someone she could rely on.
'Ugh. Everything is going to be so awkward now. I freaking live with the guy...oh goodness, what did I get myself into. Stop thinking with your vagina Kagome.'
As she began her ways home, her pocket buzzed against her leg. She took her phone out to see a preview of a text message from Inuyasha. She didn't want to open it but unfortunately, her fingers worked faster than her personal will. She slid the text message open and read it aloud to herself.
Inu: I know you're out of class right now. You have my damn car keys so bring my shit back so I can take both of us home. I don't even feel like going to my first class anymore.
Kagome balled up her fist, grinding her teeth inside her cheek. She didn't want to see him but didn't mind the ride home. It didn't take long for her to decide for her feet were already taking her back to the parked car. After a long ten minute walk in the sun, she could see Inuyasha leaning on the hood of his car in the distance with his hands in his pockets. As soon as she walked up to the car, she pulled his keys out of her pocket and threw them at him. He caught them without even looking her way and slid inside the driver's side.
For the second time that morning, the car ride was silent but Kagome had zero intentions of initiating a round two with the half demon. She found herself staring out the window at the cars passing by and Inuyasha sped recklessly through traffic. She looked over at him for only a second before continuing with her view outside of the window. He had a clear scowl on his face and was barely driving with one finger on the wheel. As much as she tried not to, for the second time that morning, her mind went back on her original intentions.
"Please don't try to kill over whatever dumb reason you're mad for."
Inuyasha jerked the car violently to dodge an incoming car before straightening his wheel. "Who said I'm mad?" He said with a monotone voice.
"Don't play dumb. You're clearly upset for whatever reason when you started everything."
"No one is upset. I am irritated you're acting like a little bitch but that is a discussion for another time."
She whipped her head right around. "Excuse me? No. That is a discussion we can have right now. I'm a little bitch huh? Why?"
"The phrase little bitches are slang for oversensitive people Kagome. Please get with the times." He said, turning the car into the apartment complex.
"I'm the one that's being sensitive? But you're the one sitting here with an attitude-"
"So are you! We both have attitudes, we both are upset, we're being petty as hell to eachother, this isn't a one a one way street so stop trying to pin stuff on me!"
"Whatever Inuyasha."
"Yeah whatever Kagome." He said, mimicking her voice right back at her.
As soon as he parked the car, Kagome stormed out of the car and slammed the car door closed. As soon as she arrived upstairs, she put her key in the door and locked it behind her not caring if Inuyasha had his keys or not this time around. Walking into her room, she placed her bag down with her laptop in it. She shoved her hands into her pockets to remove her phone and anything else inside before she got undressed. She threw her phone onto her bed but stopped when she felt a piece of paper. Unwrapping it, she remembered that she forgot to throw away the note the man from class gave her.
'Hmmm. Maybe he isn't that bad? There shouldn't be any harm in texting him I guess.' She thought to herself.
The thought of changing her clothes slipped her mind as she fall backwards onto her bed, picking up her phone as she landed. She put the number into her phone and sent a quick text.
Kagome: Hey, it's the girl from class.
She put her phone down expecting him not to text her back immediately. She didn't know him nor did she know his schedule. For all she could have thought of, he probably was in class or hanging out with friends. She paid the thought of him no more mind as she turned onto her side and and rested her head in her palm. Her eyes closed, she tried to steady her breathing. Before that opportunity could arise, her phone buzzed.
Assuming it was the guy she had just texted and not Inuyasha trying to apologize from his car, she picked her phone up to check. Her assumption was right as the number that showed up as not saved.
Hey beautiful. Sorry about earlier. Glad I didn't scare you away...did I?
She shook her head as if the guy was right in front of her.
Kagome: No you didn't. What's your name, my name's-
Kagome stopped herself mid-type before continuing.
Kagome: No you didn't. What's your name, my name's Kayla but you can call my Kay ;)
She wasn't sure why she sent the winky face but the guy didn't seem to mind.
Muso: Beautiful name you have. My name is Muso.
From there, the conversation hit it off. Muso was a fast texter and whenever he was gone for more than five minutes, he made it a priority to apologize and explain his absence to her. That was a plus for Kagome. She didn't expect to learn so much about him. In less than two hours, she found out both of his parent's occupations, his relationship status, his personal occuputation, favorite movie, favorite band, hobbies, and much more. She was so deep into their conversation that she didn't notice the pair of footsteps that had been pacing outside her bedroom door for the past half an hour.
Muso: You mind if I call you sometime?
Kagome: Sure, i'm free tonight if you want to call me then.
Muso: Sounds like a plan Kay :) can't wait to chat.
She kicked her feet in the air, giggling to herself. She screenshotted the entire conversation and forwarded the pictures to Shippo who then called her a few minutes after she sent the last picture to him. She slid the answer button over.
"Bitch. He is gay"
That caught her off guard. "What? Shippo stop being dumb. He is not gay!"
"Kagome, he might be bisexual but he is not straight. What straight man says can't wait to chat huh? No one bitch. It doesn't work like that. He probably in the closet or something but I'm telling you. He is not straight so you better be prepared to fight men too."
She sucked her teeth at the fox. "Tsk! Shippo you need to chill. Just because he talks like that does not mean he's gay. The way someone talks does not determine their sexuality."
"Kagome, that's true for like 10% of the human population. You better keep ya eyes open."
"Whatever Shippo." She couldn't stand her friend's ignorance but she wasn't in the mood to go back and forth with him.
"Anywho, why are you talking to him? I thought you said he was creepay?" He asked.
"Because I am looking for someone to just hang out and have fun with. Not be a hoe or anything like that."
"Mhm. Sure. That's what we all say."
"Shutup."
"I'm just saying whore. Don't cut me now."
Kagome wasn't entirely too sure inside where she stood with Inuyasha but she did know that she didn't want to waste her time with another man any time soon so she thought it would be best to hang out with other people and get her mind off of everything. Shippo was helping out a lot and Muso seemed sweet to her despite her initial first impression of him.
While Shippo chatted her ear off, she pulled up her email on her phone and to her surprise, there was an email from the dorm administration. Her eyes looked over it and after reading the bottom line, she fisted pumped in the air.
"Yes! Shippo guess what?"
"...what was so important that you had to cut me off?"
"I'm sorry! But the dorm administration emailed me. It says I can move out next week. They have me in the peterson building which is a little smaller than the one I was at but anything is better than living with those asshats."
"Wow. They got back to you that fast? I know people who had to wait up until a month to get moved. I'm surprised they got back to you so quickly."
"I'm special. Duh."
"Whatever whore."
She talked to Shippo for about an hour before telling him she would take a nap. Once she bid him a goodbye, she heard a door slam from the hallway. Rolling her eyes, she turned herself over deciding to not pay the half demon any mind.
Throughout the week, Kagome and Inuyasha continued to ignore each other. Inuyasha didn't offer her rides to school and Kagome would get up extra early to avoid crossing paths with him to the bathroom. When Inuyasha didn't have class, he would leave out of the house just to stay out of Kagome's sight and made it routine to be at Hojo's bar as late as he could. Kagome on the other hand spent her free nights on the phone with her new friend Muso just talking about anything but relationships and Kagome was overly content with that. Shippo also had introduced her to two new men, one who was good for texting and sending her money for food while the other enjoyed skype calls. She would normally text one for food, skype call the next, and end her nights falling asleep on the phone with Muso. Although she felt slightly wrong for talking to all three guys that she had met in the same week, Shippo would praise her and tell her to get her thot on.
Saturday night rolled around and Kagome was sitting in a freshly run bath for herself. Not having told Inuyasha about the DA's email, she packed away all of her belongings in private throughout the week. She was told that she could move in as early as Sunday as long as she picked up her key on Friday which was still sitting in a fresh envelope inside her room.
While she soaked in the tub, she had a new episode of spongebob playing while she enjoyed a newly bought serving of pineapple soda. Patrick started yelling something over the top out of his mouth at spongebob when her phone rung. She kept a towel beside her to wipe her hands with when she needed to use her phone or her laptop. After wiping her hands quickly, she picked up her cell to see a smiling picture of Muso appear. He had sent her the photo to use as his contact picture.
"Hellooo Mushoo."
"Ahh, hello Beautiful. That nickname still? I thought we were past this."
She gigged to herself. "Well you can't tell me your favorite movie is Mulan and that your name is Muso without expecting me to call you Mushoo. It doesn't work that way."
"Ahaha. Okay then you got me gorgeous. Call me whatever you like. As long as you're happy."
She smiled so hard that she had trouble responding to his words.
"You really do know a lot of the right things to say to a girl huh?"
"Well...I do but you're not some girl. You're Kagome so I have to dig deep to my special vault for you."
"Oh do you now?"
"I sure do but hey. I wanted to ask you something. What are you doing tonight?"
Kagome looked at her playlist marathon of Spongebob and pineapple sode before responding. "Oh nothing. Just taking a bath, watch some tv. Why? Did you want to do something?"
"Well...yeah. I wasn't sure how to ask you though. It's nothing special. Just a small cafe with snacks and stuff. It's not candlelight dinner but I just wanted to hang out. Not like a date or anything."
"That's fine Muso. I'll get ready now then since I am still in the tub."
Take your time sweetheart. I drive so it's not like it will take me long to come get you. Just let me know and I'll be right over."
She hung up the phone after telling him bye and hopped out of the tub. She dried off with her fluffy towel, and grabbed her laptop on her way out of the bathroom. The summer night was expecting a light drizzle of rain so she thought a pair thin white leggings and a red t-shirt would be fine. She left her damp hair out to dry on it's on not wanting to do anything with it. She had told him it was alright to come her way now since she wasn't going to do much with herself.
About five minutes had gone by before he texted her telling her that he was outside. She sent a quick text to Shippo on the way down just so that there was at least one person that knew where she was supposed to be for the night. As she walked outside, she saw Muso waving to her from the front of the entrance way to the complex. She ran over to the car and got in the front seat. Muso smiled her way and u-turned his car around. The cafe was down the street from where Kagome lived so the ride was only a few minutes long.
To Muso, the atmosphere of the cafe is what sucked him in the first time he had stepped foot inside. There were christmas lights always up, the seats were lounge chairs and tables were decorated with silk table cloths. To Kagome, the moment she saw cakes, cookies, chocolate, and anything else sugar, she inwardly exploded with joy. She did her best not to jump up and down like a little school but she couldn't stop herself from skipping to the doorway that Muso happily held open for her.
The cashier almost instantaneously greeted them as they walked inside.
"Hi, welcome to Sweetie Bites. Is there anything you'd like to buy today or taste test?"
Muso nodded. "Yes please. I'll take just a small piece of your strawberry shortcake and please give my lady friend here whatever she'd like. I'll be paying for everything."
Kagome stared up at him wide eyed. "Are you sure? I really like sweets."
"Of course gorgeous. It's not alcohol or anything. Go nuts. The worst you could do is get a tummy ache."
"Ok well it's fine still. I don't want to break your bank-"
"It's okay. You're fine. Get what you'd like beautiful."
Kagome could hear the genuine tone in his voice but still felt uncomfortable. She ordered the same strawberry shortcake that he did but with a side of pineapple upside down cake. After the two had ordered, they took their seats at the table next to the display of treats. As they sat down, Kagome finally took time to look over Muso's features. He had two small dimples, and one of the most chiseled jaw lines that she had ever seen. His hair was shoulder length and his eyes were defined monolids. His all black attire was cute to her so she gave him a 10/10 score in her head.
"So Kayla, tell me. What do you see as the perfect friend?"
"Hmmm. What do you mean? Like what does a perfect friend look like? Well, if that's the case then I'd say a perfect friend is someone who isn't perfect. We may argue here and there but my friend should be a shoulder to cry on and a hand to laugh with no matter what terms we're on. They should be my diary that talks back to me to tell me when I'm wrong or when I'm right. They know when and when not to be selfish. Most importantly they should just be themselves. I actually think I've found someone that I can call a real friend and we've been hanging out a lot and we connect really well."
"Oh that's really nice. I know it can be hard to make friends. That's why I asked because if friendship is something you're looking for, I have no problem being that filler for you if it's what you want."
Kagome looked at him in astonishment. That comment definitely caught her off guard.
'...What is with these bomb ass men coming out of nowhere at me...this is a set up. No way, first Inuyasha and now him and those other guys? Nope. This too much.'
She cleared her throat before speaking. "Thank you Muso. I will keep that in mind. It has been rough for me these past weeks here on campus and having another person there for support is definitely appreciated."
'Maybe this is how Inuyasha and I should've started...but Kouga wanted to fuck everything up for me .'
The night went on without interruption at least for Kagome. Inuyasha on the other hand not so much.
"I do not care! Why don't you leave me alone!"
When Kagome arrived back from her outing with Muso, Inuyasha had been screaming with someone on the phone. The conversation sounded serious but Kagome remembered what had happened between them earlier on in the week.
'Nope. Probably one of his hoes. Fuck him.'
And with that thought, she returned to her room to finish packing up for the big move in the morning. Muso offered to help her move her stuff along with Shippo in the morning so she was happy to hang out and finally have Inuyasha out of her sight.
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